Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe's first liver transplant, has died aged 93

Pioneering surgeon Roy Calne, who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation, has died aged 93

Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe's first liver transplant, has died aged 93
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What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets

What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout
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Indonesia temporarily grounds Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after Alaska Airlines incident

Indonesia has temporarily grounded three Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners, following an incident last week in which an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage

Indonesia temporarily grounds Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after Alaska Airlines incident
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China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year

China’s space agency says its latest lunar explorer has arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year
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Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal, new report says

A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip

Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal, new report says
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Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake

Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year's Day quake to study its potential impact

Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake
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For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase will have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals

For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit
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The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, study finds

A study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes

The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, study finds
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Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans today

Northern Europeans are more prone to multiple sclerosis than other ancestries and now a study of ancient DNA hints at why

Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans today
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Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

Areas across the globe have seen spring snowpack shrink over the last 40 years, and a new study says for many of them climate change is clearly to blame

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse
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Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections

Alaska Airlines is canceling all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes until Saturday while it waits for new instructions on how to inspect and fix the planes

Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections
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A cluster of lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon that lasted 1,000 years has been mapped

Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago

A cluster of lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon that lasted 1,000 years has been mapped
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František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who supported dissidents from Sweden, dies at age 92

Czech nuclear physicist František Janouch has died at age 92

František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who supported dissidents from Sweden, dies at age 92
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Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi has erupted again, spewing smoke and ash high into the air but causing no reported casualties

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties
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States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

More than a dozen states have given themselves the power to override local zoning restrictions that block large-scale renewable energy projects

States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects
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A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement

A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement
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US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot

A U.S. company's lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth's atmosphere after a failed moonshot

US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot
Environment|News|Science|World

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

While the U.S. is shivering through bone-chilling cold, most of the rest of world is feeling unusually warm weather

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change
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US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout

Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes

US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout
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Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way

New research bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases in the U.S. Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
Environment|Science

Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. coast

Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast
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Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight

SpaceX has launched Turkey's first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight
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Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks

Aleph Farms of Israel has received the preliminary green light from health officials to produce and sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal

Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks
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Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?

Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.”

Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
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Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Japan has become the fifth country in history to reach the moon

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

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